Long time no see

resin · Post by **resin** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 10:18 pm

Oh hai guyths!

Its been a while since I've been on any car forums. I bought myself a shiny familia GTR after my brumby was cleaned up by a truck and I have just been driving it instead of messing around and breaking it. But what happened to the remains of the brumby? Well...

Stopped by Brett's on saturday arvo but he was out, but I'm sure if he checks his camera he'll find some pictures of the completed car.

AndrewT · Post by **AndrewT** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 10:35 pm

wow looks like it's hiding abit of power behind that grill!
Is that a yellow Pervis Eureka in the background?

resin · Post by **resin** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 10:38 pm

Just a little bit.

And yes, that is a eureka, so's the black thing hiding in the shots. The yellow one is for sale btw. ea82t, microtech mt8, its been featured in Unique cars (article, not just for sale ad) and VW australia magazine. $15k firm :P

Post by **Captain Obvious** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 5:43 am

arrrr resin blue then black brumby? came on the RX turbo cruise we had with adam and qwikrx a few years back??

bryan

Outback bloke · Post by **Outback bloke** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 6:07 am

Looks good Eddie. The kids said you brought it around to show me. Did you ditch the 4 headlight front to fit the IC? Same motor as in the ute?

brumbyrunner · Post by **brumbyrunner** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 6:15 am

Lookin good Resin. Welcome back.

vincentvega · Post by **vincentvega** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 7:57 am

looks a bit tidier than the old ute!

Wilbur · Post by **Wilbur** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 10:29 am

Yeah nice Eddie. Good to see you back here.

chubby37 · Post by **chubby37** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 10:34 am

hey eddie...was just woundering the other day what happened to you...nice ride....wish i still had my coupe

resin · Post by **resin** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 6:06 pm

yeah same engine/box/etc that was in the brumby, and yeah the 4 headlights were gone aaages ago when that cooler went on. The would have had to chop the inner ones in half, the singles only _just_ fit.

When I came round I made the girls bust out a camera and take some pictures, chase them up brett : P

here's a taste of the engine bay, about 2m worth of wiring was chopped out, a bunch of stuff relocated under the dash, and it even has a working demister!

AlpineRaven · Post by **AlpineRaven** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 7:54 pm

oooh nice... what engine does it have now? is it AWD or FWD?
Cheers
AP

Post by **Captain Obvious** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 8:14 pm

looking good and yes much much neater than the brumby!! so where did you pick the coupe up from??

resin · Post by **resin** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 9:36 pm

I think the engine is out of an RS, 4wd auto box from a 95 gt.

The coupe used to be gold, once upon a time it was mAJORD's, then brett bought it and stripped it out and I bought the shell from him. The brumby used to be mAJORD's as well, and the guards and bonnet are from his first ever car.

Now I just need some mod plates....

Outback bloke · Post by **Outback bloke** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 10:14 pm

Did you use the wiring I put in the ute or did you start again? What did you do with the trans tunnel for the auto?

resin · Post by **resin** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 11:04 pm

I can't claim credit for any of the work done (so far,) it was all my old man repaying some debts. Used the same loom, but he chopped and changed a whole bunch of it to make it fit better. He did a pretty good job seeing as he's colourblind, but I had to help in the end with wiring the rear lights and steering column. trans tunnel is the same, but front cross member was spaced down from the body to give it a bit more clearance. Still having tailshaft issues but I should get that fixed by the end of the week, either that or I'll have ANOTHER blown U joint.

Can you hook me up with the guy who does your modplates? the car is on the road but lacking those little blue plates of tin that'll keep the fuzz off my back.

PS: the chassie has been cut and shut propperly this time, no portapower involved!

PPS: vf35 on the way

Outback bloke · Post by **Outback bloke** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 11:07 pm

Can you hook me up with the guy who does your modplates?

Yeah no probs. Just let me know when you want to do it.

resin · Post by **resin** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 11:28 pm

I might be heading past your place saturday arvo/evening or sunday sometime, but in the familia (totally gonna bottom out on your driveway). Will you be home?